Language Dos and Don’ts:

Some helpful phrases‘Well done, you’ve put a lot of effort in’‘You’ve worked really hard’‘Everyone struggles to master technique’‘This has really improved since last week’‘Imagine the colours in this passage’‘How does this piece make you feel?’‘Your practice strategy is really paying off’

Some phrases to avoid‘You must be really smart’‘You picked that up really quickly — you’re very talented.’‘You’re so clever, you passed the exam without really studying’‘Try to do it differently’‘Don’t use so much bow’‘Stop rushing’‘Here’s what you did wrong’